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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,720–$19,079
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 5 October 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3947379
- Record
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Charles Boullangier, a violin. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2010, lot 191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3947379.
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Charles Boullangier, a violin. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2010, lot 191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3947379.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Oct 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three violin bows | Christian Wilhelm Knopf | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A cello | Probably By Charles Plumerel | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A gold-mounted violin bow | — | £400–£600 | |
| A violin | Louis Guersan | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| A viola | Tay Boon Lay | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A violin | Michele Deconet | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Boullangier | A violin | $21,209 | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | |
| Charles Boullangier | a violoncello | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Charles Boullangier | a cello | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| Giovanni Pistucci | A viola | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Emile Auguste Ouchard | A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow, France, Circa 1953 | Christie's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Emile Auguste Ouchard | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Joseph Arthur Vigneron | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Giovanni Pistucci | a violin | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.